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Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said: "Not only do its fundamentals stack up but, as part of our Queensland Investment Strategy, ProcurePro also supports jobs, strengthens local communities and aims to deliver long-term value for our members." ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... disadvantages younger workers during the earliest years of employment, limiting the long-term benefits of compound investment returns. "Because of an outdated requirement to work 30 hours per week, most under-18 workers are missing out on compulsory ...

GQG reports nearly US$10 outflows, keeps FUM stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
GQG Partners has stemmed a substantial US$9.9 billion in outflows offset by stellar investment performance to end April with US$166.9 billion in total assets. Year-to-date figures show the fund manager offsetting nearly US$10 billion in client money ...

Super funds welcome UK's Supers Unit to push investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... dedicated Supers Unit by the UK government, which will prove as a point of contact to help funds identify and progress investment opportunities in the UK. This follows a commitment by both governments on an investment partnership to further unlock superannuation ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... market downturns. For example, a 57-year-old who invests 30% of their savings, or $150,000, into AGILE could see their investment grow to say, $285,000 after 15 years. That same person at 72 may receive around $28,800 every year in guaranteed lifetime ...

Another private equity manager joins bidding war for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
oOh!media has received another unsolicited takeover bid, this time from I Squared Capital (ISQ) valuing the media firm at around $765 million, topping the previous bid from Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) which valued the firm at $747 million. The board ...

legalsuper announces C-suite changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... pointed to his involvement in membership initiatives and broader strategic developments, alongside the fund's recent investment outcomes. The leadership reshuffle comes as legalsuper continues to position itself as a specialist industry fund focused ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... will shutter next month as it failed to reach the required scale to operate in a cost-efficient manner. The fund's investment manager Perpetual Investment Management told investors in a note that after careful consideration it decided to close and ...

ASIC bans property wealth coach operating without licence

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... fairness, professionalism and trustworthiness. ASIC said Giumelli contravened the law by operating unregistered managed investment schemes (MIS) and carrying on a financial services business without an Australian financial services license (AFSL) for ...

Takeovers Panel denies Atlas Arteria interim order request

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
Takeovers Panel said it rejected Atlas Arteria's request to impose an interim order against IFM Investors despatching its bidder's statement in its current form, despite the global toll roads business saying the two-tiered pricing structure ...